Something From Nothing?

Hopefully I can answer your ?'s.1. I suppose that if scientists went to church, and some may, they would come to believe that God made the universe. But as scientists in the labratory, they would have to leave ?'s of faith out of the picture because they are required to hypothesize, theorize, test, observe, etc., about what it is they're studying. This does not mean that these scientists may totally rid themselves of the idea that "God did it". Instead, without bringing any bias into their experiments, observations, etc., they may choose to ask themselves, "How did God make the Big-Bang happen?" I don't know for sure myself 2.Life may have originated in hydrosulfuric vents at the bottom of the ocean where tiny creatures could evolve to feed on the highly consentrated nutrients spewing out of the vents. Both A&B, I believe, are assumptions on your part?

A) Beliefs are usually accepted on authority. B)Theories are accepted on evidence. C)Unlike religion, science requires that a
theory be tested to the point of ruination, and if the theory still holds up under the onslaught of critical scrutiny, then it is tentatively accepted. This has obviously been true of the Big-Bang theory for many years, even though scientists will always come along and test it.[This message has been edited by Prozacman, 01-31-2004]

God is not a testable hypothesis, and that's why scientists generally prefer to leave the question up to religion.